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Headscale

Open-source self-hosted Tailscale control server

Remote Access & VPN ★ 42.6k stars Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

Headscale is an open-source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server. It lets you run your own coordination server while using official Tailscale clients.

Key features

  • Self-hosted Tailscale coordination
  • Works with official clients
  • Single binary server
  • ACL support

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Full control of coordination
  • Lightweight

Trade-offs

  • No official GUI

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